Elearning Blog
On learning design, Moodle, Storyline and much more
Using Twine for complex video scenario design
For a recent scenario-based course in health care, my client was very keen to work with video scenarios. After a deep needs analysis, we established that the [...]
Constructing complex scenarios from learning objectives
Scenario- and story based courses are a powerful medium to immerse learners in situations where they can practice their skills. Writing engaging stories, with [...]
How to run an action mapping meeting
Anyone who has run SME meetings using Cathy Moore's action mapping model or plans to to so after reading her blog, will have discovered that it is the [...]
Can the learner journey be the learning outcome?
I was listening to a Game design podcast in the car this morning, the Game Design Round Table, and something was said that challenged my thinking around [...]
A classification of game thinking in learning design
Reading Andrzej Marczewski's (@daverage) excellent and very engaging book "Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play" has made me analyse more deeply how we try (and [...]
Can we break free of slide thinking in e-learning modules?
Corporate e-learning is moving along on a changing path. We see instructional designers trying to avoid information dumps, write up scenarios, work with [...]
Inner gamification techniques for elearning. Part 2: Telling a story
In a previous blog post I introduced the term 'Inner gamification' to indicate the use of game development features to enhance elearning that do not use [...]
Inner gamification techniques for elearning. Part 1: onboarding the learner
'Inner' and 'outer' gamification? Just terms I came up with to describe my thoughts. Other people have probably invented better terminology, but it works for [...]
Why Jane Austen would have been a brilliant instructional designer
The art of storytelling is so much part of good instructional design, that it makes a lot of sense to seek brilliant examples across media, even if they are [...]